Hair comb



Oct. 4, 1932.

E. M. WILDEY HAIR COMB Filed April 23, 1930 Patented Oct. 4, 1932 EDWARD MILTON WILDEY, OF LONDON, ENGLAND HAIR COMB Application filed April 23, 1930, Serial No. 446,470, and in Great Britain March 5, 1930.

My invention relates to improvements in electric hair combs of the kind consisting of insulated toothed members adapted to be connected directly in circuit with a removable battery mounted in a chamber on the back of the comb.

An object of the present invention is to simplify the construction'of electric hair combs, which shall at the same time give a strong dependable article capable of being produced at a low cost.

' In order that the present invention may be the more readily and clearly understood, reference is made to the constructional example illustrated in the accompanying sheet of drawing in which Fig. 1 is aplan view,

Fig. 2 a side elevation,

Fig. 3 a longitudinal section, and

Fig. 4 a transverse section of an electric comb according to the present invention.

In carrying out this invention I provide a chambered'back 1 formed by endwise spaced apart tubular metal sections 2, 3.

insulating material 4 extending along the sections and bridging the gap 5 between them.. This sheath 4: may be formed by a folded strip, or by a tubular sheath as shown 1 in Fig.4 of such dimensions as to permit a portion of the sheath at the fold 6 to project down between the base of the comb members 7 and 8.

These comb members are formed by stamping out sheet metal, the opposite margin of which is formed with smaller teeth 9, and such teeth and a part of the medial portion of the strip are shaped so as to spring over and grip the sheathed tubular sections 2, 3 over somewhat more than a half circle.

The spaces between the teeth 9 are made suficiently wide to permit of the opposing teeth penetrating into such spaces without contact whereby two similar comb members 7, 8 may have their clip portions 9, 9a sprung on opposite sides round the sections 2, 3 in interpenetrating non-contacting relationshi V I f desired the comb members 7, 8 may be further secured. One way of doing this is These. tubes 2, 3 are sheathed by a layer of by pinning or screwing the clip portions 9, 9a to the supporting tubular sections 2, 3, the pins or screws being of insulating material.

As shown the outer end of one of the tubular sections 3 has an annular ridge 10 formed by a spun metal cap 11, while the outer end of the other tubular section 2 may have a screw thread formed, thereon on which is mounted a suitable screwed cap, or as shown a cap 12 may have a bayonet and helical slot fastening 13.

The tube 3 carrying the ridge 10 makes contact with the end of one toothed clip portion 9a. The tube 2 carrying the screwed cap is arranged to be put into conducting relation with the other toothed clip portion 9.

The chamber 1 contains a battery 14 one pole of which makes contact through the spring 15 with the ridged cap 11. The other pole contacts with the cap 12 on the other tube 2. The combteeth 7 8 are electrically charged when the cap 12 is screwed up to the clip portion 9.

The clip portions are suitably insulated from the hand gripping the comb. One way of doing this is-by dipping the clip portions 9, 9a in lacquer. 7

As many embodiments of the present invention may be made, and as the parts herein described may be varied in many ways, all without departing from the scope of the invention, it is to be understood that all matter herein set or shown in the accompanying drawing is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

What I claim is 1. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member, comb mem bers in the form of interpenetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

2. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member composed of sections of tubular iiorm spaced apart end- 109 wise, comb members in the form of interpenetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

3. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member composed of sections of tubular form spaced apart endwise, a layer of insulating material forming a sheath, extending along such sections, and bridging the gap between them, comb members in the form of interpenetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a removable battery insaid chambered supportingmember, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

4. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member composed of sections of tubular form spaced apart endwise, a layer of insulating material forming a sheath extending along such sections and bridging the gap between them, comb members in the form of interpenetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a portion of said sheet projecting down between the bases of said comb members, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp; V

5. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member, comb members in the form of interpenetrating clips stamped out from sheet metal and sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed bysaid comb members being passed over the scalp.

6. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member, comb members in the form of interpenetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from oneanother, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, caps at the ends of said supporting member in conducting relationship with the comb members, and with the battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

7. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member, comb members in the form of inter-penetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, a cap at one end of said supporting member in conducting relationship with one comb member, a cap at the other end of said supporting member adapted to be moved into conducting relationship with the other comb member, said caps being connected to the poles of the battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

8. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member, comb members in the form of inter-penetrating clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, caps at the ends of said supporting members, a member connecting a pole of the battery to one of said caps, the other pole of thebattery contacting with the other cap, both caps being in conducting relationship with the comb members, .the circuit being closed by said comb. members being passed over the scalp,

9. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member made upof two spaced apart sections, an insulating sheath surrounding said sections, comb'members in the form of interpenetrating. clips sprung on opposite sides round such member and sheath, said members being insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

10. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered supporting member composed of sections of tubular form spaced apart endwise, a layer of insulating material forming a sheath extending along such sections, comb members in the form of interpenetrating clips stamped out from sheet metal and sprung on opposite sides round such member and sheath and insulated from one another, a removable battery in said chambered supporting member, caps at the ends of said supporting member and means to connect said comb members in circuit withsaid battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed over the scalp.

11. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered support of endwise spaced apart tubular metal sections, an insulating sheath surrounding said sections, two spaced conducting comb members having non-contacting interpenetrating clip members in independent folded over engagement with said support, a removable battery in said chambered support, and means to connect said comb members in circuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed through the hair over the scalp, said sheath being adapted topro- {)ect down between the base of the comb memers.

12. An electric hair comb comprising a chambered support of endwise spaced apart tubular metal sections, an insulating sheath surrounding said sections, two spaced conducting comb members having non-contacting clip members in independent folded over engagement with said support, a removable battery in said chambered support, and means to connect said comb members in cir cuit with said battery, the circuit being closed by said comb members being passed through the hair over the scalp, said sheath adapted to project down between the base of the comb members.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

EDWARD MILTON WILDEY. 

